April 10,2025,Thursday morning,5:37am,pacific standard,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. When I look back and read past posts I feel more connection with the early morning entries. There is a better energy, more positive vibe. Perhaps that is because it is usually morning when I am reading them. Or because I know I am happier in the morning so I know the energy was better when I wrote it. Either way, I am going to try and write my posts in the morning instead of before bed. we will see how it goes. On a personal note, I am excited about my workout. I figured out how to split back and shoulder exercises in a way I can still feel good about. That means instead of a half hour intense workout every other day I can do fifteen minutes and be happy. That gives me an extra fifteen minutes in my busy morning schedule. Also, today I will finish my first 999+1 affirmations. Big milestone! I will also start on the second volume, 999+2. And I was approached by a recruiter for a President job in San Bernardino. I am open to the any and all possibilities the universe gives me!

April 9,2025,Wednesday morning,5:36am,pacific standard time,apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. I have had the best morning. I got up at 3am, and went for a walk. I was slightly tired from a late night but still in a good mood after the emotional high of our presentation yesterday. The whole walk I basked in memories of Phoenix from three years ago and Palm Desert recollections of the same point of my tenure as a Executor Director Specialist (2 months). Then,instead of spending 12 minutes driving to the gym, 20 minutes waiting for it to open, 20 minutes working out then driving 12 minutes back I came straight home and did a pushups and triceps workout with my home weights. This worked out great. I am attending a leadership conference yet still home. The best of both worlds actually. To think I was complaining not too long ago because Orange County was hosting the meeting and I didn’t get to travel. I have spent the last hour reading, doing puzzles, watching the weather and drinking coffee. Soon I will get ready and head to the office for meetings and finish this day strong.

April 8,2025,Tuesday night,9:08pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. We had the first day of our big regional meeting today. Each branch gave a 20 minute presentation on their operations, marketing, and clinical quality. Tomorrow the regional leadership team will share more information and best practices. This evening we all attended a team dinner at Social, a restaurant in Costa Mesa. Many people were still going strong when I left; ordering drinks, taking pictures, laughing, having a good time. There are going to be a lot of sleepy, bloodshot eyes tomorrow morning. I don’t miss those days. I am going to live vicariously through them and enjoy a hangover free morning tomorrow.

April 7,2025,Monday evening,6:32pm,pacific standard time,apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. I am pretty wiped out. That is usually the case on weekdays. I haven’t gotten used to 3am wake ups. Getting up that early is so much harder than 4am. 3am is unnatural and requires a lot of discipline. I appreciate the stillness on my walk that early. And the extra time in the morning is nice. But, I feel like a perpetual zombie. Something has to give. I can’t wake up this early, work, see my daughter and get home around 7pm everyday. I have to figure out a better plan. Tomorrow is the regional meeting. We are hosting in our complex.. I am still peeved it is in Orange County. I want to travel and show up at 11am. Instead I am home and have to be there like a refueled workday. Plus’s the dinner is at six so I have to sit around and wait for it to start instead of going home. I am grumpy tonight. Time to get some rest.

April 6,2025,Sunday afternoon, 5:40pm,pacific standard time,apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. Sent in my passport renewal this morning. Also worked out. I didn’t walk until later, which is unusual. Usually that is the first thing I do. I walked through the park in Aliso Viejo with my daughters dog. It is starting to get warm so we were both pretty spent by the end. I also got a haircut and had coffee with a friend. We tried a new place off Del Prado called Bear Coast Coffee. It was good. Not sure I would go out of my way to get it again but fun to try something new.

April 5,2025,Saturday evening,5:48pm,pacific standard time,apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. Went and saw the Minecraft movie with my daughter today. It was dumb fun. I give it 3 out of 5 stars. I don’t think I would recommend it for anyone above the age of 13 though. Otherwise I slept in, walked on the treadmill at the gym, did a chest workout, and got a couple meals for my daughter. There was a big “hands off” rally in Aliso Viejo today. Good to see opposition to political actions these days.

April 4,2025,Friday night,7:30pm,pacific standard time,apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. Today I accompanied a nurse and chaplain on a patient visit. I was there to get a quote for a house cleaning. It didn’t go well. The girl that came to give an estimate literally ran out the door fifteen seconds after entering. She declined to quote a price but came back to take pictures nonetheless. Most likely to share horror stories with coworkers. You know a house is filthy when even a professional cleaning person is taken aback. The patient is coming off service soon but we will still pay to have it cleaned. No one should have to live like that.

April 3,2025,Thursday evening,7:19pm,pacific standard time, apartment complex parking lot,Dana Point, California, USA. Every day my energy shifts more positive. I am becoming focused and present. There are only a few more things to write before my first batch of affirmations is complete. Once those are in place I can begin to compile and edit. This is happening and I couldn’t be more excited. I have waited a long time to find a project like this. Goes to show persistence pays off. On a work note, business is picking up. Thank god. My goal is to get it better than I found it then get the hell out. I don’t need this energy any more. That is the old me who didn’t realize his worth or value his time.

April 2,2025,Wednesday evening,7:45pm,pacific standard time, apartment in Dana Point, California, USA. Went to lunch in Aliso Viejo at a restaurant called Fennel. Just up the street from my daughter. I have driven by hundreds of times. Now I know the food is pretty good. We met with a new doctor. Chances are we will hire him as an associate medical director. That will help because our medical director is pretty overwhelmed. After that there was a CAP call. Which means an uncomfortable hour of pointed questions about why census is low and what we are going to do about it. I made the mistake of trying to help an unprepared colleague and ended up looking unprepared myself. I guess it is true what they say. No good deed…etc,etc

April 1,2025,Tuesday evening,7:24pm,pacific standard time, apartment parking lot, Dana Point, California, USA. Today is the 25th anniversary of my marriage to my daughter’s mom. We are still married, though we haven’t been together in a long time. We acknowledged the day briefly in a text. After work I picked up my daughter’s prescriptions (she has a little cold) and bought her tacos from Del Taco. I got her mom a burrito. Not quite the 25th anniversary celebration or present we anticipated back in 2000. But then life never turns out exactly how you planned, does it?